''The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975'' is a double album of tracks recorded for the BBC in the period 1968–1975, for

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's '' Top Gear'', amongst others by the British Canterbury scene

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band

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Track listing

;Disc One #"Place of My Own" – 4:12 #"Ride" – 4:17 #"If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You" – 2:45 #"Hello, Hello" – 3:10 #"As I Feel I Die" – 6:23 #"Love to Love You" – 3:12 #"Love Song Without Flute" – 3:33 #"In The Land of Grey and Pink" – 3:43 #"Nine Feet Underground" – 14:27 #"Feelin' Reelin' Squealin" – 9:30 #"A Huntin' We Shall Go" – 9:15 #"Waffle Part One: Be Alright / Chance of a Lifetime" – 6:46 ;Disc Two #"Memory Lain Hugh" – 5:04 #"Headloss" – 4:27 #"The Love in Your Eye" – 13:54 #"Mirror for the Day" – 4:15 #"Virgin on the Ridiculous" – 7:01 #"For Richard" – 15:04 #"The Dabsong Conshirto" – 15:11 #"Stuck in a Hole" – 3:14 #"The Show of our Lives" – 4:54 * Tracks 1-1 and 1-2 recorded for

's " Top Gear" Radio Show 31 December 1968 ("Off-Air" Recordings) * Tracks 1-3 to 1-5 recorded for the BBC Transcription Service "

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" 19 August 1970. * Tracks 1-6 to 1-8 recorded for " Sounds of the Seventies" 11 March 1971. * Tracks 1-9 and 1-10 recorded for

's "Sunday Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 6 May 1971. * Tracks 1-11 and 1-12 recorded for the BBC "In Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 2 August 1973. * Tracks 2-1 and 2-2 recorded for the BBC "In Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 2 August 1973. * Tracks 2-3 to 2-6 recorded for John Peel's Radio Show 7 February 1974. * Tracks 2-7 recorded for the BBC "In Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 21 March 1975. * Tracks 2-8 and 2-9 recorded for John Peel's Radio Show 26 June 1975.

Personnel

Pye Hastings Julian Frederick Gordon 'Pye' Hastings (born 21 January 1947 in Tomnavoulin, Banffshire, Scotland) is a British musician. Born in Scotland and raised in Canterbury, Kent, he is the guitarist and vocalist of the Canterbury scene band Caravan and ...

– guitar, vocals * Geoffrey Richardson – viola * David Sinclair – keyboards * Steve Miller – keyboards *

Jan Schelhaas Jan Russell Schelhaas (born 11 March 1948) is an English musician, mostly known as the keyboard player from the bands Caravan and Camel. Biography Schelhaas was born in Liverpool, where he started his career playing bass for several bands and r ...

– keyboards *

Richard Sinclair Richard Stephen Sinclair (born 6 June 1948) is an English progressive rock bassist, guitarist, and vocalist who has been a member of several bands of the Canterbury scene. Biography Born in Canterbury, England, both his father (Dick Sinclair) ...

– bass, vocals *

Mike Wedgwood Mike Wedgwood (born 19 May 1950 in Derby) is an English bassist and singer. He is related to the Wedgwood family of pottery fame. Wedgwood joined The Overlanders in 1968 following their biggest hit, a cover of The Beatles song, " Michelle", an ...

– bass *

Richard Coughlan Richard Coughlan (2 September 1947 – 1 December 2013) was an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Canterbury scene progressive rock band Caravan. He was one of the founding members of Caravan in 1968 and remain ...

– drums

References

External links

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